Mike Chiappetta Joins Press Row

Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member
of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com
blog. This week, Breen is joined by FoxSports.com's Mike Chiappetta.

After the controversial decision between Lyoto
Machida and Phil Davis at
UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro, Breen and Chiappetta reflect on the
contest, how exactly Davis got his hand raised, and Machida's
unique history with curious decisions. The duo also debate the
extent to which fighters like Machida could or should adapt their
fight style to meet the expectations of judges, the pernicious
issue of “damage” and how best to reward defense when judging an
MMA fight.

Breen and Chiappetta also discuss whether monitors for judges are a
good idea, if the martial art biases of judges are an issue for the
sport, what sorts of fights create the iffiest decisions and much,
much more.